Many students start in the Chinese language will say yes or no in Chinese. Most believe there is an exact equivalent to the English, yes or no (understandable, since almost all languages have words that correspond to these positive and negative reactions.)
Sorry to say yes or no in Chinese is actually a bit 'more difficult not only learning a single word that corresponds to the English yes or no.
Firstly, it is necessaryunderstand the situation in which a yes or a no vote is necessary – and that is: when someone asks you a question closed. A Close-ended questions is a problem that can only respond with a yes or a no. For example: Do you like China? Or do you have an older brother?
Using these two closed questions by way of example, we must learn to say yes or no in Chinese.
Here's how to say "yes" in Chinese:
Yes, says the Chinese just repeat the wordIt was stated in the application. Eg
Person:
Ni3 xi3 huan5 zhong1 guo4?
Do you like China?
Person B:
Xi3 huan5
Like.
(Xi3 huan5 is the verb "wish".)
Person:
Ni3 you3 GE1 GE5?
Do you have an older brother?
Person B:
You3
Have.
(You3 is the verb "have".)
How to say no in Chinese:
SaysChinese is not simply denying the verb used in the question. Eg
Person:
Ni3 xi3 huan5 zhong1 guo4?
Do you like China?
Person B:
Bu4 Xi3 huan5
Did not like.
(Bu4 is a way to deny a verb in Chinese. Xi3 huan5 is the verb "wish".)
Person:
Ni3 you3 GE1 GE5?
Do you have an older brother?
Person B:
Mei2 you3
Not have.
(Mei2is another way to deny a verb in Chinese. You3 is the verb "have".)
Now that you know how to say yes or no in Chinese, all that has to do is to practice this model with many other Chinese verbs. Just remember that you can use bu4 or mei2 not interchangeable. Check a Chinese-English to find out what has been used with some verbs.
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